Jersey Top with Front Gathers

Name: Jersey Top with Front Gathers
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4098
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4098

A women's pull-on top for knit fabric with a V-neck edged by a folded collar band, short cut-on sleeves and gathered side fronts drawn in at the centre front by a horizontal tab and elastic-thread shirring. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin, well-draping knit fabric with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Jersey Top with Front Gathers

When To Wear

In summer with jeans, trousers or a skirt.
Under a jacket or cardigan for the office, in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose top with draped gathers on the front, cut for stretch fabric.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: V-neck edged with a collar band folded in half and set into the neckline down to the centre front seam.

Sleeves: Short sleeves cut in one with the body; armhole edges overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Front: Centre front seam. The front shoulders are gathered from a mark to the neckline; the side fronts are gathered and joined to the centre fronts by a princess seam with a dart. At the centre front the fabric is shirred with elastic thread between slits, and a narrow tab is pulled through the slits and stitched.

Back: Centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned and topstitched, with a twin needle for stretch. Seams sewn with an elastic or narrow zigzag stitch, or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering on knit fabric, a princess seam with a cut dart, elastic-thread shirring and a tab set through slits.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin, well-draping knit fabric with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic thread

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance and sleeve hem allowance – 1.5 cm, other seams 0.8 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Placket – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Along edge 3 of the Side Front, sew a row of long, loose stitches and gather. Stitch edges 1 and 2 of the Side Front together. Align the resulting vertical sections (do not stitch them).
On the Center Front, mark and cut open the dart, leaving seam allowances of 0.5 - 0.7 cm. Stitch the dart. Stitch the Center Front to the Side Front along the princess seam. Press the seam.
Along the front shoulder edge, from the mark to the center seam, sew a row of long, loose stitches and gather. Stitch the center back seam, then the side and shoulder seams.
Fold the Collar in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and attach it to the neckline. Start and end the stitching at the mark of the center front seam. Stitch the center front seam from the mark to the bottom.
Fold the Placket in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long edge. Turn the Placket right side out and press, centering the seam on its underside.
Along the slits on the front, sew a row of stitching with elastic thread, stitching between the openings. Insert the Placket into the openings and stitch it in place.
Overlock, fold, and topstitch the bottom edge and armhole edges.